San Antonio Garage Remodeling

While kitchen and bathroom remodeling continue to lead the way in home improvement projects, garage remodeling is beginning to come its own as more and more homeowners decide to use their garages for more than just storing their vehicles. Garage remodels don't average the same rate of return, although they do certainly increase the value of your home. Often, it's a hit or miss selling point. If a potential home-buyer has always wanted their own work space, your garage remodel could be the thing that sells your home. On the other hand, if the home buyer only needs a garage for car storage, they probably won't care as much about the improvements you've made.

Ideas
Ask someone to pick one area of the home that's most telling about who lives in that home and they'll probably say the kitchen, bathroom, or bedroom, as all these home areas have fairly universal functions. The garage can set itself apart to personalize your home.

Build a Garage for the Band: Ask a musician where they first started playing and quite a few will tell you a story about how their parents had to banish them from the home before they drove everybody mad. Soundproofing and a clean, secure place to store valuable musical equipment is the impetus for quite a few San Antonio garage remodels.

Build a Work Space: Whether you've always wanted your own home office, exercise room, or a place to play with your work tools, the garage is often the best and only place in the home to make this happen. A warm, inviting laundry area can also be set up in the garage. The nature of your work space will determine what renovations are needed.

Build a Play Space: Whether it's a poker table, pool table, ping-pong table, or foosball table, a remodeled garage can be a Mecca of home entertainment. All sorts of garage improvements can facilitate your fun: insulation to manage harsh summers and cold winters, an auxiliary frig for refreshments, new lighting fixtures to improve visibility and atmosphere.

Build a Storage Space: Whether you need to de-clutter the garage itself or want to use the space to transfer items out of the main part of your home, the garage is a common place for home storage. Along with cabinets and/or shelving, don't forget to consider the garage door and door opener to make sure your garage is a secure place for your belongings.

Home Addition
High-priced garage remodels often function more as nifty home additions. Many garage designs can be converted into a loft or single room apartment. These makeshift San Antonio home additions aren't cheap, but they can be a lot more cost-effective than adding-on to your home because they usually don't require a floor plan or extensive architectural design.

Costs
HomeAdvisor is constantly gathering information on the home improvement projects we process to give you valuable information. Our data shows us that as varied as garage remodeling is, so are the project costs. We frequently see garage remodeling projects cost as little as $1,000 to as much as $30,000. To give you some idea of what you might be looking at, a new garage door usually costs somewhere around $1,000, and a garage storage system is another $1,000. Insulation and soundproofing are about $1,500 a piece. To build a new garage from the ground up runs, on average, $20,000. One strategy for managing your costs is to go ahead and set a budget and then talk with a contractor to get the most you can within this range.

Project Length
There aren't any guarantees about the length of a home improvement project, but we can give you a solid of idea of what you might be looking at during your San Antonio garage renovation. The key question is whether you're truly renovating your garage or giving it a simpler remodel. If you just need a new garage door and some storage cabinets, for example, hiring service professionals to do the job can be done directly. For more extensive renovations that include insulation, flooring, soundproofing, electrical wiring, and/or plumbing, you'll probably need to hire a general contractor in San Antonio who can plan and oversee your garage renovation. This is often the difference between whether your San Antonio garage renovation takes a few days or a few weeks to complete.

Recent Requests for Garage Remodeling in San Antonio, Texas:

Project Location:
San Antonio,
TX78216

Date: 09/26/2017

Scope of Remodel: Completely remodel garage

Storage cabinets / shelving: No - I do not plan to add or update the cabinets / shelving

Garage doors: No - I do not plan to update the garage doors

Insulation: Yes - I plan to add insulation

Flooring: No - I do not plan to update the flooring

Electrical: Yes - I plan to update the lighting or electrical fixtures

Interior walls or drywall: Yes - I plan to add or remove walls or drywall

Request Stage: Planning & Budgeting

Desired Completion Date: Less than 2 months

What kind of location is this?: Home/Residence

Comment: Roof need to fix it

Project Location:
San Antonio,
TX78216

Date: 09/24/2017

Scope of Remodel: Enlarge existing garage

Storage cabinets / shelving: No - I do not plan to add or update the cabinets / shelving

Garage doors: Yes - I plan to update the garage doors

Insulation: Yes - I plan to add insulation

Flooring: No - I do not plan to update the flooring

Electrical: No - I do not plan to update the lighting or electrical fixtures

Interior walls or drywall: No - I do not plan to add or remove walls or drywall

Electrical: Yes - I plan to update the lighting or electrical fixtures

Interior walls or drywall: Yes - I plan to add or remove walls or drywall

Request Stage: Planning & Budgeting

Desired Completion Date: Less than 2 months

What kind of location is this?: Home/Residence

Comment: Adding a two car garage to an existing two car.

Project Location:
San Antonio,
TX78253

Date: 08/2017

Scope of Remodel: Completely remodel garage

Storage cabinets / shelving: No - I do not plan to add or update the cabinets / shelving

Garage doors: No - I do not plan to update the garage doors

Insulation: Yes - I plan to add insulation

Flooring: Yes - I plan to update the flooring

Electrical: Yes - I plan to update the lighting or electrical fixtures

Interior walls or drywall: Yes - I plan to add or remove walls or drywall

Request Stage: Ready to Hire

Desired Completion Date: Less than 2 months

What kind of location is this?: Home/Residence

Comment: Converting a new construction Perry Home Garage into a living space/studio. We have a 3-car garage but only want to convert the 2-car garage side into a living space. Will need the home AC ran into garage with a return. I cureently have a 5-ton AC unit that will be enough to cool the space. Need quote fast to start work.

Project Location:
San Antonio,
TX78208

Date: 08/2017

Scope of Remodel: Enlarge existing garage

Storage cabinets / shelving: No - I do not plan to add or update the cabinets / shelving

Garage doors: No - I do not plan to update the garage doors

Insulation: No - I do not plan to add insulation

Flooring: No - I do not plan to update the flooring

Electrical: No - I do not plan to update the lighting or electrical fixtures

Interior walls or drywall: Yes - I plan to add or remove walls or drywall

Request Stage: Ready to Hire

Desired Completion Date: Timing is flexible

What kind of location is this?: Home/Residence

Comment: Need to expand existing garage assp to cover old car

Project Location:
San Antonio,
TX78209

Date: 08/2017

Scope of Remodel: Enlarge existing garage

Storage cabinets / shelving: No - I do not plan to add or update the cabinets / shelving

Garage doors: No - I do not plan to update the garage doors

Insulation: No - I do not plan to add insulation

Flooring: No - I do not plan to update the flooring

Electrical: No - I do not plan to update the lighting or electrical fixtures

Interior walls or drywall: Yes - I plan to add or remove walls or drywall

Request Stage: Ready to Hire

Desired Completion Date: Timing is flexible

What kind of location is this?: Home/Residence

Comment: Have current garage need an extension to the side of it 10x20

Project Location:
San Antonio,
TX78247

Date: 08/2017

Scope of Remodel: Completely remodel garage

Storage cabinets / shelving: No - I do not plan to add or update the cabinets / shelving

Garage doors: No - I do not plan to update the garage doors

Insulation: No - I do not plan to add insulation

Flooring: No - I do not plan to update the flooring

Electrical: No - I do not plan to update the lighting or electrical fixtures

Interior walls or drywall: No - I do not plan to add or remove walls or drywall